Pressure injuries (LPP) are one of the biggest adverse events found
in health services and consist of damage to the body tissues of
bedridden patients, resulting from prolonged pressure on the skin.
This situation impacts on the quality of life of people who develop
the condition, causing physical and emotional damage to the bedridden,
in addition to increasing the time and costs of hospitalization.
Based on this problem, software was developed that shows the
points of greatest pressure between the body of a bedridden patient
and the bed in which he is. This software receives information from
hardware, under development, built specifically for this project.
The points of greatest pressure are made available on the screen
of a monitoring application, in an organized and intuitive manner.
For each person, a pressure map image is generated with the values
read and decubitus change times are suggested through alarms. In
addition, this image can be analyzed by a health professional who
can take steps to relieve pressure points and prevent the appearance
of LPP. As a result, in tests carried out during the research, the system
built showed the information successfully and the objectives
were achieved.